Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kodagu has 3,760 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,79,207, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 56% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kodagu, which ranks 16 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 7.3%. The district has 17,715 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Kodagu are in the Kodagu district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kodagu youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.